Dash place three on U.S. women’s World Cup roster

Carli Lloyd, Morgan Brian and Meghan Klingenberg of the Dash have been named to the U.S. national team’s 23-player roster for the 2015 World Cup thi summer in Canada.

Lloyd, 32, is on her third World Cup team. A midfielder, she has earned 192 caps for the U.S. national team. Klingenberg, 26, and Brian, 22, are making their first World Cup team appearances. Brian is the youngest player on the roster.

All three players have appeared in all seven USWNT matches in 2015. Klingenberg and Brian both scored in the United States’ most recent game, a 4-0 win over New Zealand on April 4.

The players will join the U.S. national team after the Dash’s match against Boston on April 26. The U.S. has three friendlies before the World Cup: May 10 vs. Ireland in San Jose, May 17 vs. Mexico in Carson, Calif., and May 30 for South Korea in Harrison, N.J.

The U.S. opens the World Cup against Australia on June 8, then faces Sweden on June 12 and Nigeria on June 16.

“It’s always an honor to make any roster, nothing is a guarantee at this level,” Lloyd said. “I’m thankful that I can be participating and we can be competing in my third World Cup. I’m thinking about it already at night before I go to bed; I’m so anticipating that opening game.”